For this assignment we had to create a
group of photos appropriate for a magazine of our choice. I have a love for
dark photography so from the start I had a clear idea of what type of photos I
wanted to create. I am a huge fan of horror so dark photos appeal to me a lot.
In the studio I was able to experiment with different lighting techniques, shadows, light graffiti and more doing this allowed me to broaden my
knowledge on photography. Learning and seeing the effect of different lights
and shadows had an impact on my final idea.
To start I created a mood board of images that
were interesting and similar to what I hoped to create in my final photos. In
particular I looked for portraits that was dark and had a great use of shadows
in them. I chose photos with similar lighting techniques but different emotions,
lighting and shots. Also photos with editing effects, as I knew this might be
something I could do to give my photo/photos to give them a different impact.
After having a clear idea on what I wanted
as a concept I was able to get in the studio and begin taking the photos. I
picked two different models as I knew the different skin tones, face
expressions and just overall different look will give my photos a creative and
interesting look.
The independent Magazine Stylenoir with a
slogan of ‘the home of dark style’
is the magazine I chose and believe my photos will fit perfectly in. Stylenoir was founded by Chief James
Joseph originally as a online portal but over the years has evolved and is now
in print and has sold in numerous places around the world with sales and
distribution reaching as far as Australia and the far east. Stylenoir Magazine
has led the revolution in dark style and brings fashion and gothic styles
together.
I believe that I was able to meet the
concept and I could definitely see my images in the Stylenoir Magazine.
During this assignment I could have managed
my time more effectively and instead of spending a lot of my time deciding what I
would like to do and creating my mood board, I could have spent more time
understanding lighting and different techniques as i could have used the knowledge i gained when taking my photos. This may have made my photos look more professional. I could of given myself more time to edit my
images.
My communication during this task was moral
as I was able to interact with my models and let them know exactly what I
wanted them to do face expressions, pose and positions. This allowed me to
create a different effect in every image.
As I had three different models a
constraint was I could have got them to have the same positions, pose and
expression but change the lighting and shadows. This would have shown my
audience that lighting could have a huge impact on a photo and give you a
completely different feeling.
On iphoto i recoloured the above images to give them a different look from the original images. I felt this made my photos more effective and empowering.
After showing some of my peers i received both positive and negative feedback which i took constructively as i agree with them. A peer said that the colours i have used give my pictures a interesting look and by looking at them you are able to tell a story from the models expressions you can imagine what they are thinking/feeling at the time.
Another piece of feedback i have received is that my pictures should of been different from each other in terms of framing and angles.
If i had the chance to do this assignment again i definitely would and i would've of done many things differently such as organised my time more wisely and thought more into my photos and the concept of them. I also would of given myself more time to edit the images. Although i believe my final images came out well and the editor of Stylenoir Magazine may think the fit well in the magazine i still believe i should of used more of a variety of camera shots to tell more of a story.
I really enjoyed doing this assignment and think i gained a lot of knowledge from it.
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